HMS King George V (1911)
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| Ordered: | 1910 |
| Laid down: | January 1911 |
| Launched: | October 9, 1911 |
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| Decommissioned: | 1924 |
| Fate: | Scrapped in December 1926 |
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| General Characteristics | |
| Displacement: | 23,400 tons |
| Length: | 598 feet |
| Beam: | 89 feet |
| Draught: | 28 feet |
| Propulsion: | Turbine (Parsons) producing 31,000 shp, driving 4 screws |
| Speed: | 21 knots |
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| Complement: | 900 men |
| Armament: | 10 13.5-inch guns 12 6-inch guns |
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The first HMS King George V was a King George V-class dreadnought, with a displacement of 23,400 tonnes and an armament of 10 x 13.5-inch guns in twin turrets and 16 x 4-inch guns and had a crew complement of 870, though this increased substantially by 1916 to 1,110, and had a length of 597 feet. She took part in the Battle of Jutland, being the lead ship of the 1st Division of the 2nd Battle Squadron. Her sister-ships were HMS Centurion, HMS Audacious and HMS Ajax. HMS Audacious was sunk by a mine off the northern coast of Ireland, the rest survived World War I, until decommissioned by 1924. King George V herself was decommissioned in 1919, used as a training ship between 1923-26 and scrapped in 1926 .
| King George V-class battleship |
| King George V | Centurion | Audacious | Ajax |
| List of battleships of the Royal Navy |